There are 4 ways to get from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael by plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, Tour
best- Fly from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA)plane SCL - BBA
- Take a shuttle bus from Coyhaique to Laguna San Rafael National Park
9h 53m$302–682Bus, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castrobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETMbus
- Take the car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Puerto Oxxeancarferry
- Take the ferry from Puerto Chacabuco to Laguna San Rafael National Parkferry
35h 21m$259–585Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Monttbus Santiago
- Take the ferry from Puerto Montt to Laguna San Rafael National Parkferry Ruta Chonos
2d 10h$2,518–3,575Bus and ferry, Bus, car ferry, Tour
- Take the busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to Castrobusferry
- Take the bus from Castro to Quellónbus
- Take the car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Puerto Oxxeancarferry
- Take the busferry from Puerto Chacabuco to Laguna San Rafael National Parkbusferry
37h 48m$419–703
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael is to bus and car ferry and ferry which costs $250 - $600 and takes 35h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael is to fly and Tour which takes 9h 53m and costs $300 - $700.
The distance between Santiago and Laguna San Rafael is 1681 km.
The best way to get from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael without a car is to bus and car ferry and ferry which takes 35h 21m and costs $250 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael, including transfers.
What companies run services between Santiago, Chile and Laguna San Rafael, Chile?
There is no direct connection from Santiago to Laguna San Rafael. However, you can take the bus to Estación de Buses Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez, walk to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) airport, fly to Balmaceda Airport (BBA), walk to Balmaceda Airport, take the shuttle to Coyhaique, then take the shuttle to Laguna San Rafael National Park. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Laguna San Rafael National Park via Terminal Municipal de Castro, Paradero Quellón - ETM, Muelle Fiscal, Puerto Oxxean, and Puerto Chacabuco in around 35h 21m.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- jetsmart.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via La Araucanía
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- skyairline.com
Flights from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to Balmaceda Airport via Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Shuttle from Coyhaique to Laguna San Rafael National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $227–379
- Schedules at
- turismopatagoniaelpibe.cl
- Child
- $227
- Adult
- $379
- Senior
- $346
- Phone
- +56 65 263 2594 / 65 635600
- [email protected]
- Website
- queilenbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/queilen-bus
- Phone
- +56 65 229 0100
- [email protected]
- Website
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal Municipal de Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Municipal de Castro to Paradero Quellón - ETM
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Schedules at
- etm.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- transantin.cl
- Road
- $24–35
- Phone
- +56 600 600 0018
- [email protected]
- Website
- pullmanbus.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–46
- Schedules at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Book at
- pullmanbus.cl
- Salón Cama
- $42–46
- Phone
- +56 97 580 5380
- [email protected]
- Website
- buses-fierro.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Schedules at
- buses-fierro.cl
- Phone
- +56 65 227 8249
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–33
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- busnortechile.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://kupos.cl/en/bus/tickets/bus-norte
- Cama
- $29–30
- Phone
- +56 22 748 6521
- [email protected]
- Website
- tepualvip.cl
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Book at
- tepualvip.cl
- Phone
- 0810 122 1122
- [email protected]
- Website
- andesmar.com
Bus from Terminal Sur de Santiago to Terminal de Buses de Puerto Montt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- andesmarchile.cl
- Book at
- andesmar.com
- Bed
- $50–75
- Semi bed
- $40–60
- Phone
- +56 65 243 6410
- [email protected]
- Website
- webcds.cl
Busferry from Terminal Los Héroes to Castro
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
Bus from Castro to Quellón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.webcds.cl/en/
- Phone
- +56 9 4577 7777
- [email protected]
- Website
- nomades.com
Busferry from Puerto Chacabuco to Laguna San Rafael National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $361
- Website
- https://www.nomades.com/en
- Phone
- +56 600 401 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- navieraustral.cl
Car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Puerto Oxxean
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–300
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–110
- Moto
- $26–300
- Bike
- $100–130
- National
- $25–210
- Foreigners
- $40–55
- Nationals
- $26
- Vehicle
- $209
Car ferry from Muelle Fiscal to Puerto Oxxean
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–300
- Website
- https://www.navieraustral.cl/
- Car
- $26–110
- Moto
- $26–300
- Bike
- $100–130
- National
- $25–210
- Foreigners
- $40–55
- Nationals
- $26
- Vehicle
- $209
- Phone
- +56 67 235 1112
- [email protected]
- Website
- loberiasdelsur.cl
Ferry from Puerto Chacabuco to Laguna San Rafael National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $199
- Website
- https://www.loberiasdelsur.cl/en/
- Phone
- +56 22 477 1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- skorpios.cl
Ferry from Puerto Montt to Laguna San Rafael National Park
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,585–3,480
- Website
- https://www.skorpios.cl/en/portada-2/
- SINGLE
- $3,480
- DOUBLE
- $2,585
- SUITE
- $2,940
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